The team of seven men and seven women, chosen on the basis of international results, includes five Olympians, according to Head Coach Jeff Wintersteen. Selection was announced following the Gateway U.S. Freestyle Classic, which included two aerials events and a moguls contest over the weekend in Lake Placid.

Among those nominated to the Olympic Team was Jeremy Bloom (Loveland, CO), who gave up a football scholarship to the University of Colorado to chase his Olympic dream. Bloom won the final pre-selection World Cup moguls event Saturday and, at 19 and in his first full season on the World Cup tour, is the World Cup points leader--he plans to enroll in CU in time for next season when the Buffs defend their Big XII championship title.

In addition to Bergoust and Moseley, other Olympians include: Battelle, nominated to her fourth Olympic Team--the first American so nominated--as well as being the 1999 and '00 World Cup champion and '99 world moguls champion; moguls skier Evan Dybvig (Plainfield, VT; '98 Olympics); and aerialist Tracy Evans (Park City, UT; '94, '98 Olympics).

"Some of these athletes were obvious selections and then there were incredibly hard choices," Wintersteen said. "But this is an Olympic Team that offers us a great possibility for continuing the success we've experienced at the Olympics." U.S. freestylers took a gold medal in 1992 (Donna Weinbrecht in moguls), silver in '94 (Liz McIntyre, moguls) and three of the four golds available in '98 (Bergoust and Nikki Stone, aerials, and Moseley, moguls).

Nominated to the 2002 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team (including each athlete's event):